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2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay Downs
Anthony Dianaty opened to 25,000 in early position and Efim Kanner three-bet shoved all in for 147,000 in the cutoff. The action came back to Dianaty who asked for a count and then thought for a couple of minutes, eventually making the call.
Anthony Dianaty:
Efim Kanner:
Dianaty had Kanner in a dominating position and the board of changed nothing as Kanner was sent to the payout desk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Dianaty |
562,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
Efim Kanner | Busted |
Picking up the action on the turn with well over 200,000 in the middle already, Curtis King moved all in for 209,000 on a board reading . Larry Negron went into the tank for over a minute before finally making the call.
King turned over for a pair and straight draw while Negron revealed for an overpair. The river was the and Negron held on to eliminate King from the competition.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Larry Negron |
795,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
Curtis King | Busted |
Larry Negron limped from middle position only to have Jin Chen three-bet all in for around 75,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Negron thought for a bit before making the call.
Chen:
Negron:
It was a flip but Chen needed to improve. The flop gave him a flush draw to go with his overs but he missed as the bricked the turn followed by the on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Larry Negron | 500,000 | |
Jin Chen | Busted |
Curtis King was all in preflop for 140,000 and at risk against Barry Bovee.
Bovee:
King:
Bovee was out in front and kept the lead on the flop. Unfortunately for him, the on the turn gave king a full house, and the river secured him the double.
Bovee was left with 9,000 after the hand, more than tripled it up, and then busted a short time later in 36th place for $446.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Curtis King |
300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Barry Bovee | Busted |
Donald Brown has been running over his table in the past level, eliminating a couple of the short stacks since the money bubble burst. He started the hand as the overall chipleader and opened to 25,000 from under the gun. Efim Koenner three-bet to 75,000 from the hijack and the action folded back to Brown who called.
The flop came and Brown led out for 125,000. Koenner thought for a minute but decided to toss his cards to the muck as Brown climbed over one million chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Donald Brown |
1,070,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Efim Kanner
|
210,000
-153,000
|
-153,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
We missed the elimination of Marv "Duckman" Karlins but learned after the fact that he got his stack all in preflop and was flipping against Leif Oskarsson.
Oskarsson:
Karlins:
Karlins need to improve but that didn't happen as the board ran out dry to send him out the door in 38th place for $405.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Leif Oskarsson |
350,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Marv Karlins | Busted |
Alexander Gressia raised it up to 19,000 from the cutoff and was called by Mike Taylor on the button and the big blind. The flop fell and the big blind checked to Gressia who continued for 40,000. Taylor called and the big blind folded.
The turn was the and Gressia checked this time. Taylor threw in a bet of 50,000 and Gressia wasted little time before letting his cards go.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexander Grassia |
730,000
586,500
|
586,500 |
Mike Taylor |
622,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Larry Nerron limped in from middle position and Cheri Beatty pushed all in for 59,000 from the big blind. Nerron asked for a count and then made the call to put Beatty at risk.
Larry Nerron:
Cheri Beatty:
The flop of gave Nerron the lead with a pair of tens. The on the turn and the on the river did not improve Beatty as she hit the payout desk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Larry Negron |
500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Cheri Beatty | Busted |